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What is the difference between active passive voice
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In a sentence written with the active voice, the subject of the sentence performs the action. In a sentence written in the passive voice, the subject gets the action.
Role of Verb in Active and Passive sentences
Verbs which take an object (transitive verbs) can have a passive form. From it’s we make passive sentences.
» They ordered the servant.
» The servant was ordered.
» The servant was ordered by them.
Verbs which do not take an object (intransitive verb) do not have passive form.
» I slept for two hours. I went. She cries.
Q. How to form passive sentences?
Place the subject of the active sentence to the object place (in the objective case). And place the object of active sentence to subject place (in subjective form) use third form of the verb.
» He writes newspaper
Subject + verb +Object (active sentence)
» Newspaper is written by him
Subject + h.verb + verb (lll forms) + object (passive sentence)
PRESENT INDEFINITE TENSE
Subject + helping verb + verb + object
(is, are, am + Third forms)
» Newspaper is written by him.
PRESENT CONTINUOUS TENSE
Subject + helping verb + verb + object
(is, are, am + being Verb III form )
» Newspaper is being written by him.
PRESENT PERFECT TENSE
Subject + helping verb + verb+ object
(Has / have been + II form)
» Newspaper has been written by him.